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etinney 's review for:
The Retribution of Mara Dyer
by Michelle Hodkin
3 out of 5 stars
This series was so promising, but it just didn't live up to the expectations that I had (sorry Whitney!).
The first one was alright, the second one was good, and this last one was definitely the weakest. The entire book was an info-dump to try to explain everything that happened in the last two books. I realize that the reader is supposed to be confused about what is happening throughout the series, but at the end, the reader is still confused. I still had a lot of questions about the role of the family members in the whole plot. The whole resurrecting thing is kind of brushed over. All of the advancements in the plot were just convenient circumstances, and all of the characters made me roll my eyes. As I said in my updates, there were plot inconsistencies (which is one of my pet peeves) that were kind of distracting. Lastly, the ending was boring and unnecessary to me.
Besides that, the series is fine. It is interesting and unique, but I guess it really isn't for me mostly because of Noah Shaw who is a total douchebag. And can I just say that the sex scene told in alternating bits is hilarious? Wtf was up with the colors and descriptions? It was just beating around the bush so much yet trying to sound super artsy and poetic. That whole chunk was so awkward and goofy.
This series was so promising, but it just didn't live up to the expectations that I had (sorry Whitney!).
The first one was alright, the second one was good, and this last one was definitely the weakest. The entire book was an info-dump to try to explain everything that happened in the last two books. I realize that the reader is supposed to be confused about what is happening throughout the series, but at the end, the reader is still confused. I still had a lot of questions about the role of the family members in the whole plot. The whole resurrecting thing is kind of brushed over. All of the advancements in the plot were just convenient circumstances, and all of the characters made me roll my eyes. As I said in my updates, there were plot inconsistencies (which is one of my pet peeves) that were kind of distracting. Lastly, the ending was boring and unnecessary to me.
Besides that, the series is fine. It is interesting and unique, but I guess it really isn't for me mostly because of Noah Shaw who is a total douchebag. And can I just say that the sex scene told in alternating bits is hilarious? Wtf was up with the colors and descriptions? It was just beating around the bush so much yet trying to sound super artsy and poetic. That whole chunk was so awkward and goofy.